Remember where you were when you found out America's greatest living role model, Jason Collins, came out of the closet? Remember the tears of joy you cried when you read President Obama said he "couldn't be prouder" of Collins (despite openly campaigning against gay marriage while running for President)?

Remember when you rushed straight to internet chat boards ready to angrily denounce any intolerant "bigots" who were sure to gay bash him, ready to make that principled stand on acceptance - only to find out everyone was tripping over themselves to congratulate Jason already?

Well turns out Jason Collins strung Carolyn Moos along 8 years without ever having the decency to tell her the truth. She isnow 34 and having her eggs frozen in an effort to keep childbearing a possibility:

While this has to be the price of intolerance (or somehow tied to George W. Bush in some way), what role does Collins play in this? Or is our new national hero blameless for any of his lying? He wasted 8 years of her life, made marriage plans, called off the marriage, never told her the truth. Sounds like an asshole to me. Not someone I'd want my daughter spending 8 years with, whether he turned out gay or was straight.

'I just try to live an honest, genuine life and next thing you know you have the president calling you,' he said. Yeahhhhhh Jason. You're just an honest, genuine guy.

"Fair point"--I'm flattered.
I think that maybe you are being a little too literal. What we have here is commonly known as a "figure of speech," which is an expression which, through its common use and general accepted meaning, diverges from its literal defintion.

Therefore, "I couldn't be prouder of ____" is known through common use to mean something to the effect of "I'm very proud of _____"

I can't guarantee it, but if next week Jason Collins runs into a burning orphanage and saves a bunch of children, Obama might be even prouder of him, despite it being technically impossible given Obama's prior statement on his level of proudness toward Collins.

I'm actually surprised you wrote this, because it made sense. Normally you don't. I really did expect you to claim that Collins' heroism was soooo crucial to preventing the suicides of millions (if not billions or trillions) of future LBGT youths. And that outweighs the drowning kid rescue in my example.

INSIDE EDITION asked Moos, "Do you feel in any way betrayed, do you feel like you wasted eight years? Do you feel, what happened?"

"Do I feel that my life would have changed forever had I known? Absolutely. That's the biggest message I want to give people, is be comfortable sharing the honest truth," she said.

Moos never knew the real reason why Collins called off their dream weddiing. Then, last weekend, she got a dramatic phone call from him.

"It shouldn't take eight years."

Yeah. She clearly knew. Just using him. Isn't it obvious?

At least he called it off before the wedding. After the wedding would have been worse, and after kids, much worse.

I'm not really defending him, and I have some sympathy towards her, but you just can't cut him any slack for the situation at all, can you? Despite conflicting feelings, maybe he thought he could truly be happy with her--who the hell knows? I don't understand the over-the-top hostility you have about this. I'm guessing its partly an act for the fun of it.

I don't understand the over-the-top hostility you have about this. I'm guessing its partly an act for the fun of it.

If you can't "understand" how this story's horribly 1-sided presentation by the media, the President getting involved for cheap political points, and now the First Lady parading him around at fundraisers would possibly touch a nerve with a conservative.....you're really blind.

PB, let me ask you something... Would you have been as fired up about this if he had never come out? What if he lived the lie forever, married her, had kids with her, and never told anyone he was gay...but his diary was found after his death, and it revealed that he was gay?

I agree that it wasn't a very honorable thing to do. But it's not nearly as bad as if he had married her, cheated on her throughout the marriage, sired kids and then left everyone in the lurch to live a more personally satisfying life. It's also not as bad as the hetero guy who gets tired of the gal who put him through school, sacrificed her own career to be a stay-at-home mom and decides to trade it all in for a trophy wife and a sports car.

He dated the girl for eight years without making the big commitment (marriage) and then it was over. I don't condone it, but it rates fairly low on the shitty human behavior scale.

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At least he called it off before the wedding. After the wedding would have been worse, and after kids, much worse.

I'm not really defending him, and I have some sympathy towards her, but you just can't cut him any slack for the situation at all, can you? Despite conflicting feelings, maybe he thought he could truly be happy with her--who the hell knows? I don't understand the over-the-top hostility you have about this. I'm guessing its partly an act for the fun of it.

I agree with all of this except the last sentence.

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"I'll see you guys in New York." ISIS Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to US military personnel upon his release from US custody at Camp Bucca in Iraq during Obama's first year in office.

The President said he "couldn't be prouder" of him. High praise! You'd think you couldn't be prouder of a Navy Seal that helped capture and kill OBL than some retired gay hoops player coming out. But no. Being gay makes President Obama the most proud. (Even though he actively campaigned against gay marriage)

WHEN WILL OBAMA RELEASE HIS COMPREHENSIVE PRIDE CHART TO THE PUBLIC???

I agree that it wasn't a very honorable thing to do. But it's not nearly as bad as if he had married her, cheated on her throughout the marriage, sired kids and then left everyone in the lurch to live a more personally satisfying life. It's also not as bad as the hetero guy who gets tired of the gal who put him through school, sacrificed her own career to be a stay-at-home mom and decides to trade it all in for a trophy wife and a sports car.

He dated the girl for eight years without making the big commitment (marriage) and then it was over. I don't condone it, but it rates fairly low on the shitty human behavior scale.